SEMESTER 5
Course code: ELing-620 Credit hours: 3 (3-0)
Course Title: Psycholinguistics Core (Linguistics)
Course Objectives
The purpose of this course is to introduce the undergraduates to the relationship between language
and the processes of the brain and mind. An understanding of this course will develop detailed
knowledge of the basic subfields of psycholinguistics, including the biological bases of language,
speech perception, the lexicon, sentence processing, discourse, speech production,and language
acquisition.
Contents:
• The development of psycholinguistics
• Language and brain
• Language acquisition/learning theories
• Language disorders
• Memory
• Sign languages
Recommended Readings
Carroll, D. W. (2008). Psychology of language (5th ed.). Sydney: Thomson Wadsworth.
Santrock, J. W. (2010). Educational psychology (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGrawhill.
Traxler, M. J. & Gernsbacher, M. A. (Eds.), (2006). Handbook of psycholinguistics (2nd ed.). London:
Elsevier.
Warren, P. (2013). Introducing psycholinguistics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Teacher: ABIDA GHILZAI